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From: rickman on 9 Aug 2010 14:25 I have a few domain names that I registered, but have not yet put into use. One of these was up for renewal and I didn't get to moving it to a new registrar before the term expired. I've looked this up on the ICANN site and they say that expiration of the domain name is not a valid reason to prevent a transfer. Instances when the requested change of Registrar may not be denied include, but are not limited to: * Nonpayment for a pending or future registration period The registrar in question has put a User Lock on the domain name, I never use locks as they sound like asking for trouble. They won't let me remove the lock. This is covered under when they can block a transfer. The Registrar of Record may deny a transfer request only in the following specific instances: 7. A domain name was already in lock status provided that the Registrar provides a readily accessible and reasonable means for the Registered Name Holder to remove the lock status. I have informed the registrar of my desire to move the domain name and they have not been cooperative so far. I guess my next step is to contact ICANN. Anyone here had to do that before? Was it a PITA? Rick
From: larwe on 9 Aug 2010 15:46 On Aug 9, 2:25 pm, rickman <gnu...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have a few domain names that I registered, but have not yet put into > use. One of these was up for renewal and I didn't get to moving it to > a new registrar before the term expired. I've looked this up on the It sounds like the easiest thing for you to do is pay the original registrar for one more year's service, then transfer to a new registrar later. ICANN is exactly the bureaucracy you would expect.
From: Jim Stewart on 9 Aug 2010 16:30 larwe wrote: > On Aug 9, 2:25 pm, rickman<gnu...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a few domain names that I registered, but have not yet put into >> use. One of these was up for renewal and I didn't get to moving it to >> a new registrar before the term expired. I've looked this up on the > > It sounds like the easiest thing for you to do is pay the original > registrar for one more year's service, then transfer to a new > registrar later. ICANN is exactly the bureaucracy you would expect. Agreed. On the face of it, they did you a favor by locking the domain instead of allowing it to go back on the market and most likely get gobbled up by a squatter. Just pay up and then transfer it.
From: Don McKenzie on 9 Aug 2010 18:01 On 10/08/2010 6:30 AM, Jim Stewart wrote: > larwe wrote: >> On Aug 9, 2:25 pm, rickman<gnu...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> I have a few domain names that I registered, but have not yet put into >>> use. One of these was up for renewal and I didn't get to moving it to >>> a new registrar before the term expired. I've looked this up on the >> >> It sounds like the easiest thing for you to do is pay the original >> registrar for one more year's service, then transfer to a new >> registrar later. ICANN is exactly the bureaucracy you would expect. > > Agreed. On the face of it, they did you a favor > by locking the domain instead of allowing it to > go back on the market and most likely get gobbled > up by a squatter. Just pay up and then transfer > it. Curiosity question: How much did the domain cost at the current registrar? I think the last two posters hit the nail on the head. Cheers Don... -- Don McKenzie Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email Web Camera Page: http://www.dontronics.com/webcam No More Damn Spam: http://www.dontronics.com/spam USB Isolator 1000VDC For Protecting Your PC OR Laptop http://www.dontronics-shop.com/usb-iso-low-full-speed-usb-isolator.html These products will reduce in price by 5% every month: http://www.dontronics-shop.com/minus-5-every-month.html
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